Peta Lindsay

Peta Lindsay (1984-) was the Party for Socialism and Liberation's presidential nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, with Yari Osorio as her running mate.

Biography
Peta Lindsay was born in Virginia, United States in 1984 to an African-American family, and she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington DC. She became a communist activist in middle school, joining the Philadelphia Student Union in demanding a high quality education. On 24 September 2001, while a senior in high school, she spoke at the ANSWER coalition's first press conference, and she joined Pastors for Peace on a 2002 trip to Cuba. Lindsay attended Howard University and became a left-wing activist and politician, becoming the Party for Socialism and Liberation's presidential candidate in the 2012 presidential election with Yari Osorio as her running mate. Lindsay was 28 years old, making her too young to become President, even if she had won the election. Ultimately, the campaign won 9,388 votes in 13 states.